Did you read this? If not, go read it and then come back and listen to my whinging and whining, ok? Or fake that you read this, perhaps, and leave some sort of vague comment that makes it seem that you could, possibly, have read this. Deal? Okay!
Yesterday I took my first half-dose of Celexa (which is equal to 10mg, fwiw) and felt fine for a while. Then I started to feel dizzy which, frankly, I was anticipating and which was totally not a big deal.
Then, last night, I absolutely could NOT fall asleep. Or stay asleep. So I spent the night tossing and turning and rolling around and staring at Coffee’s sleeping profile with a great deal of longing. I was so fucking tired – yawning, even! – and he was happily dreaming.. *sigh*
I woke up this morning feeling tired, of course, but otherwise fine.
Now I’m dizzy, freezing to death, spinny, wobbly AND exhausted. And THAT SUCKS.
And why does that suck so much? (Other than the obvious, of course, but I was pretty much prepared for at least some sort of repercussion..)
Because tonight Maymo’s Beaver clan (group? pack? den? dam? colony?) is going to spend the evening outdoors, walking around a park, looking at Christmas lights. And it’s fucking COLD outside. And I feel dizzy and unwell and am already freezing to death indoors wearing multiple layers.
Can anyone say, “Poor planning, Violet. Poor planning.” and “Ha ha, sucker.”?
GAH.
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Can I ask why you tend to get dizzy when you go off the meds? And why are you going off of them?
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I have *terrible* withdrawal when I try to reduce/quit my meds. I’m on Effexor. I tried last year to reduce then wean. It backfired miserably. I went down to 2/3 of my dose, and the physical crap lasted a week. Blinding headaches. Chills. Yuck.
Good luck – it is worth trying (and achieving) particularly since you have worked on *other* ways to cope.


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